Category Archives: San Diego Jewish World
UC Ethnic Studies Drafters Use Antisemitic Dog-Whistle, Call Jews ‘Highly Funded Lobby Groups’ – San Diego Jewish World
SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – In a newly exposed letter, University of California (UC) faculty tasked with developing California ethnic studies high school standards referred to Jews as “highly funded lobby groups” and attacked attempts to Read more » »
Reinvigorating BBYO in San Diego County – San Diego Jewish World
By Donald H. Harrison Donald H. Harrison Sebastian Mayer SAN DIEGO – In his position at the Lawrence Family JCC as the teen program manager, Sebastian Mayer, 22, occasionally receives phone calls from parents who worry about their teenagers’ diminishing interest in Jewish life and ask if there are any programs that might keep the teens connected. Read more » »
The Neuroses of Sigmund Freud – San Diego Jewish World
By Alex Gordon Alex Gordon, Ph.D HAIFA, Israel — Ernst Jones, one of Sigmund Freud’s few non-Jewish students, wrote in an obituary that his teacher’s achievements would not have been possible without his national characteristics, among them “a special national insight” and “a skeptical attitude toward illusions and deception. Read more » »
An Unbeatable Experience – San Diego Jewish World
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — My family’s association with soprano Ilona Domnitch goes back many years, to the 1980s, when my parents moved to Israel and were active in the activities of B’nai B’rith there. Read more » »
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Global Group of Mayors Decry Antisemitismi
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (Press Release) –Municipal leaders from more than 32 cities across 21 countries took part today in the first-ever Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism, hosted by the Frankfurt am Main municipality in partnership with the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM). Read more » »
Drive to Honor Holocaust Rescuer Marie Schmolka
By Jerry Klinger Jerry Klinger Marie Schmolka, circa 1935 (Photo: Wikipedia) BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — A review committee in London will consider a proposed historical plaque honoring a virtually forgotten Holocaust rescuer, Marie Schmolka, who was instrumental in organizing the Kindertransport. Read more » »
Chronicler tells of Jewish rescuers during Holocaust
Jews Who Rescued Jews During the Holocaust: 100 Stories of Jewish Rescue by Moshe Gromb, Nadav Book, 2020, Israel, 132 pages, available via Amazon. By Jerry Klinger Jerry Klinger BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — A remarkable book about the unknown, the unbelievable, a book about life, not death. Read more » »
Jewish trivia quiz: Kamala Harris
By Mark D. Zimmerman Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Joe Biden announced last week that Senator Kamala Harris of California would be his running mate. Harris, who is of Jamaican and Indian descent, is married to attorney Douglas Emhoff, who is Jewish. His two children from a previous marriage call Kamala “Momele. Read more » »
Holocaust survivor’s perspective on coronavirus
By Garry Fabian Garry Fabian MELBOURNE, Australia — The Current coronavirus lockdown is causing both major and minor inconveniences to our lifestyle. But drawing on our childhood experiences during the Holocaust let us put this in a proper perspective. We are restricted in our movements, but not confined behind barbed wire. Read more » »
